{"id":6274,"date":"2024-07-23T09:12:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T09:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=6274"},"modified":"2024-07-23T09:12:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T09:12:42","slug":"your-guide-to-the-2024-paris-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/your-guide-to-the-2024-paris-olympics","title":{"rendered":"2024 Paris Olympics &#8211; Key Dates, Exciting Matchups, and New Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/volleyball\/league\/olympics-7710\">2024 Paris Olympics<\/a> right around the corner, let&#8217;s go highlight some important dates for the beginning of the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#basketball\">Basketball<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#track-and-field\">Track and Field<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#soccer\">Soccer<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#swimming\">Swimming<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#gymnastics\">Gymnastics <\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#new-sports-in-the-2024-paris-olympics\">New Sports in the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#what-sport-are-you-most-excited-to-watch-in-the-2024-paris-olympics\">What Sport Are You Most Excited to Watch in the 2024 Paris Olympics?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"basketball\">Basketball<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/basketball\/team\/usa-2397\">USA Men&#8217;s National Team<\/a> is seeking to redeem their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/basketball\/league\/fiba-world-cup-471\">2023 FIBA World Cup<\/a> campaign and snatch the gold. Their first game of the group stage is against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/basketball\/player\/nikola-jokic-53646\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/basketball\/match\/olympics-basketball---men-6394\/serbia-usa-1734-2397-6394#id=4073401\">Serbia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He does not age.<br><br>?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USABMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USABMNT<\/a> x ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vmAu4mVIvj\">pic.twitter.com\/vmAu4mVIvj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; USA Basketball (@usabasketball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usabasketball\/status\/1814745447048855593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/basketball\/match\/olympics-basketball---men-6394\/serbia-usa-1734-2397-6394#id=4073401\">USA vs. Serbia<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; July 28 18:15 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-widget-type=\"predictions\" data-entity-type=\"game\" data-widget-id=\"0.pec5ed4xwz\" data-lang=\"en-US\" data-entity-id=\"4073401\" data-publisher-id=\"125\" data-show-odds=\"true\" data-odds-type=\"decimal\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"powered-by\">Powered by<a id=\"powered-by-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">365Scores.com<\/a><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widgets.365scores.com\/main.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"track-and-field\">Track and Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>USA athletes Noah Lyles and Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson&nbsp;will look to assert their dominance in their respective track and field events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fastest man on Earth is coming for the Olympic crown. ?\u26a1\ufe0f<br><br>Happy birthday to the reigning world 100m champion, Noah Lyles! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vw38OntuF4\">pic.twitter.com\/vw38OntuF4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1814006149290889496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s 100m Round 1<\/strong> &#8211; August 2, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s 100m Round 1<\/strong> &#8211;  August 3, 12:45 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s 400m Round 1<\/strong> &#8211; August 5, 20:05 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s 400m Round 1<\/strong> &#8211; August 5, 12:55 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Long Jump Qualification<\/strong> &#8211; August 4, 12:00 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Long Jump Qualification<\/strong> &#8211; August 6, 12:15 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"soccer\">Soccer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/copaamerica.com\/en\/news\/argentina-champion-colombia-copa-america-lautaro-martinez\">winning<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/football\/league\/copa-america-595\">2024 Copa America<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/football\/team\/argentina-2378\">Argentina<\/a> aims to extend its dominance in the Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Argentina have won their 16th Copa America title and now stand alone as the nation with the most titles in this tournament! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/weYnoxrX4N\">pic.twitter.com\/weYnoxrX4N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 365Scores (@365Scores) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/365Scores\/status\/1812702460097507613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Argentina vs. Morocco<\/strong> &#8211; July 24, 16:00 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Japan vs. Paraguay <\/strong>&#8211; July 24, 20:00 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>France vs. United States<\/strong> &#8211; July 24, 22:00 CEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"swimming\">Swimming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/volleyball\/league\/olympics-7710\">2024 Paris Olympics<\/a>, all eyes are on the dynamic duo of USA&#8217;s Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel, widely regarded as the top swimmers in their respective disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With 19 days until the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ParisOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParisOlympics<\/a>, we&#39;re throwing it back to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SwimTrials24?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SwimTrials24<\/a> where Katie Ledecky officially claimed the 19 fastest times in the HISTORY of the women&#39;s 1500m. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ySr9f24NHK\">pic.twitter.com\/ySr9f24NHK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1810016885972316283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s 400m Individual Medley<\/strong> &#8211; July 27, Morning session (exact time varies, typically around 10:00 AM CEST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s 100m Butterfly<\/strong> &#8211; July 27, Morning Session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s 400m Freestyle<\/strong> &#8211; July 27, Evening session (exact time varies, typically around 18:00 Paris time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s 4x100m Freestyle Relay<\/strong> &#8211; July 27, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s 4x100m Freestyle Relay<\/strong> &#8211; July 28, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s 400m Freestyle<\/strong> &#8211; July 28, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gymnastics\">Gymnastics <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All eyes are on Simone Biles of the United States and Nikita Nagornyy of Russia, widely regarded as the games&#8217; most popular and highly anticipated gymnasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2159752492-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Olympics athlete Simone Biles\" class=\"wp-image-6283\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Team Final<\/strong> &#8211; July 30, Evening session (exact time varies, typically around 19:00 Paris time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Team Final<\/strong> &#8211; July 31, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s All-Around Final <\/strong>&#8211; August 1, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s All-Around Final <\/strong>&#8211; August 2, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Apparatus Finals<\/strong> (Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse) &#8211; August 3, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Apparatus Finals (Balance Beam, Floor Exercise)<\/strong> &#8211; August 6, Evening session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-sports-in-the-2024-paris-olympics\">New Sports in the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/news\/breaking-paris-2024-faq\">Breaking<\/a> (breakdancing) &#8211;<\/strong> The breaking competition at the 2024 Olympics will feature 16 B-boys in the men\u2019s competition and 16 B-girls in the women\u2019s competition dueling in one-on-one dance battles until a winner is crowned. Athletes will have to change their moves and style based on the music the DJ plays while being scored by judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kayak Cross &#8211;<\/strong> The kayak cross race is new and the first time that kayakers will compete against each other instead of the clock. It involves full contact as competitors battle it out amidst multiple downstream and upstream gates. Competitors also need to complete one 360-degree roll where their heads go underwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kiteboarding &#8211; <\/strong>Kiteboarding involves competitors being propelled by the wind blowing against their kites as they hold onto a handle while maneuvering courses in a racing format on a board that looks like a wakeboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-sport-are-you-most-excited-to-watch-in-the-2024-paris-olympics\">What Sport Are You Most Excited to Watch in the 2024 Paris Olympics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"riddle2-wrapper\" data-rid-id=\"pL6DgklL\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-is-fixed-height-enabled=\"false\" data-bg=\"#fff\" data-fg=\"#00205b\" style=\"margin:0 auto; max-width:100%; width:640px;\" ><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/build-embedjs\/embedV2.js\"><\/script><iframe title=\"Paris Olympics Poll\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/pL6DgklL?lazyImages=false&#038;staticHeight=false\" allow=\"autoplay\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin\"><section data-block=\"SingleChoice\"><h2>What Sport Are You Most Excited to Watch in the 2024 Paris Olympics?<\/h2><ul><li>Basketball<\/li><li>Track and Field<\/li><li>Soccer<\/li><li>Swimming<\/li><li>Gymnastics<\/li><li>The New Sports (Breaking, Kayak Cross, and Kiteboarding)<\/li><\/ul><\/section><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the 2024 Paris Olympics right around the corner, let&#8217;s go highlight some important dates for the beginning of the games. 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